Widespread floods triggered by heavy rainfall have affected most of Sabah State (Borneo's East Malaysia) on 11 January, resulting in casualties.
According to the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre), more than 1 700 people have displaced and relocated in eight evacuation centres.
For the next 24 hours, moderate to heavy rain with thunderstorms are forecast over Borneo's East Malaysia and moderate rain is expected across most parts of Peninsular Malaysia.